# 12 Netflix Documentaries in October 2026: Comedy Legends, F1 Glory and a Secret Wu-Tang Album

URL: https://technosports.co.in/12-netflix-documentaries-in-october-2026/  
Published: 2026-09-28  
Updated: 2026-09-28  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

Grab a notebook, because October is a big month for [documentary film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film) fans on Netflix. Twelve titles are landing, and comedy legends dominate the lineup, alongside motorsport, boxing, hip-hop and human survival.

### Netflix Documentaries Release Calendar

| Date | Title | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2 | Schumacher ’94 | Formula 1 |
| Oct 5 | Lorne | SNL creator |
| Oct 7 | Who Is Martin Mull? | Comedy |
| Oct 10 | The First Monday in May | Fashion |
| Oct 12 | Free Leonard Peltier | Activism |
| Oct 13 | TYSON | Boxing |
| Oct 13 | Surviving Hurricane Otis | Survival |
| Oct 16 | The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable | Music |
| Oct 16 | Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald | Comedy |
| Oct 23 | Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story | Comedy |
| Oct 28 | The One About Matthew Perry | Friends star |
| Oct 29 | SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of | Sketch comedy |

## What to Expect From Each

**Schumacher ’94:** It revisits the 1994 Formula 1 season, marked by tragedy and controversy, when Michael Schumacher went from underdog to German hero. It features rare archive footage and interviews with his wife Corinna, David Coulthard and Willi Weber.

![Netflix](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/netff-5.webp)

**Lorne:** Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville traces the career and legacy of *Saturday Night Live* creator Lorne Michaels. Tina Fey, Conan O’Brien, Maya Rudolph and Chris Rock share stories. It’s a licensed pickup.

**Who Is Martin Mull?:** It follows the musician, actor and comedian, who died in 2024 at 81, from folk clubs to sitcoms to gallery walls. You may know him as Colonel Mustard in *Clue*. Steve Martin and Tom Waits appear.

**The First Monday in May:** A licensed 2016 film that goes behind the scenes of the Met’s “China: Through the Looking Glass” exhibition and the gala that followed.

**Free Leonard Peltier:** A festival favourite from Jesse Short Bull and David France. It traces the decades-long push to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

**TYSON:** A four-part portrait of the youngest heavyweight champion in history, covering triumphs, prison, money troubles and addiction. Tyson says the aim is to face the good and bad honestly.

**Surviving Hurricane Otis:** This Mexican documentary follows two half-brothers fighting to survive the 2023 Acapulco hurricane, which killed at least 52 people.

![Netflix](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Disciple-4.webp)

**The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable:** Oscar winner Joanna Natasegara chronicles the one-copy Wu-Tang album *Once Upon a Time in Shaolin*, sold for a reported $2 million in 2015. It won’t reveal the sound, only the story behind it.

**Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald:** Judd Apatow honours the late comedian with SNL moments, stand-up, fan-submitted home videos, and chats with Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and David Letterman.

**Paralyzed by Hope:** Apatow and Neil Berkeley follow Maria Bamford from Minnesota to LA, including her mental health struggles and family relationships.

**The One About Matthew Perry:** Timed to the third anniversary of his death, this three-part series from director Mary Robertson uses testimony from family and friends to explore the man behind Chandler Bing and his fight with addiction.

**SCTV:** Produced by Jimmy Kimmel, it celebrates the show that launched John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Martin Short. Expect unseen archive footage and a Toronto cast reunion.

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## FAQs

### **Q1. Which documentary arrives first in October 2026?**

  
*Schumacher ’94*, on 2 October, followed by *Lorne* on 5 October.

### **Q2. What’s the common theme this month?**

  
Comedy. Five titles celebrate comedians and comedy institutions, including Norm Macdonald, Martin Mull and SCTV.